To become a prosperous nation, India went through various trials before it became a Republic. From being ruled by Muslim Mughal emperors to being controlled by the British, India has experienced it all. Formation and application of the Constitution in 1950 made the Indians proud.Republic Day is celebrated on that day as it was a recognition of our Indian-ness.
Reminiscing the indomitable spirit of our freedom fighters and the enactment of the constitution of India, APS Mathura celebrated 74th Republic day with great grandeur and pomp. The programme started with the Flag Hoisting by our Chief Guest Col. Madhukar Verma,SO to Chairman followed by the National Anthem. The celebration included foot- tapping dance by tiny tots, patriotic song by the school choir group and a poem by Vibhu of class XI. The Vote of Thanks was given by the Vice Principal, Ms. Shalini Sharma.
The programme ended with sweet distribution among the children. The celebration of Republic day ignited a desire to feel our Indianess, to look forward for the ways and means to implement this sense of belongingness for our homeland.
Army Public School Mathura has been an exemplar of inspiration and motivation for the students and always enabled them to explore new ideas and follow ‘learning by doing’. To continue that legacy, APS Mathura has updated the IT lab and christened it after India’s first super computer ‘PARAM’.
APS Mathura felt honoured when our Senior Patron, Lt. Gen. Gajendra Joshi, AVSM, SM, GOC, Strike 1and Mrs. Rita Joshi, Zonal President AWWA spared their valuable time for the inauguration of PARAM IT Lab on 12th Jan.2023. Our Chairman, Brig. PS Sidhu, VSM also graced the occasion. The Guests were welcomed by the Principal, Ms. Anju Malhotra, the Vice Principal and all the HOD’s.The inauguration was followed by high tea with all the HOD’s and Senior teachers.
Mrs. Rita Joshi, Zonal President AWWA, Strike 1, also interacted with the teachers . In her pearls of wisdom, ma’am shared her rich experience and students’ expectations from the teachers. The teachers were counselled about improving their teaching skills. Importance of ‘Boot Camp’ was elaborated on. She insisted that the students should be allowed to express themselves. The visit left the teaching staff ever enthusiastic with an energy, all ready to take the upskilling of students to a whole new level.
The Personal Safety Education (PSE) Programme is Arpan’s flagship programme. Personal Safety Education Programme is a comprehensive model to empower children to prevent the risk of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA) and seek support in case of violation. It also sensitizes adult caregivers in the child’s ecosystem (school management, teachers, parents, support staff) and helps them to create a safe environment for children.
APS Mathura conducted a follow up webinar on POCSO through Google meet for the teachers on 3rd January 2023. Ms.Anushka coordinated the workshop in the presence of Ms. Suvidha Gaekwad. In the webinar, Ms. Anushka discussed the ways of sensitizing the parents about Child Sexual Abuse . A power point presentation was shown for a better understanding of this sensitive topic. She also shared the data regarding CSA in our country. The teachers were well acquainted with the changed vocabulary of CSA. The resource person also made the teachers aware about different guidelines, study materials ,videos ,ppt s available on Arpan’s website. The teachers were asked to be good listeners .
The teachers also shared their experience while sensitizing the parents about CSA and different ways through which they helped the students. They accepted the fact that confidentiality is the key to stop CSA. The webinar ended with the note that Child sexual abuse is scary, but talking about ways to prevent it doesn’t have to be. Everyone should know the facts and signs of abuse and be prepared for what to do or say if it happens.
Mathematics is a necessary skill that people use throughout their lives but unfortunately they feel anxious when they have to do mathematics at school. This ‘maths anxiety’ affects people at large. So, to help the students to overcome this maths anxiety and make this learning process more interesting, an exclusive workshop on mathematics was organized by APS Mathura at Tarapore Hall on 9th Jan.2023.
Mr Priyanshu Nigam, a renowned mathematician from Eagle Edutech- Kota, took out some of his valuable time for mentoring the wards of INDIAN ARMED FORCES.Mr. Nigam has completed his B.Tech from IIIT Jabalpur in 2010.Since then, sir, has been teaching maths to IIT JEE and Olympiad aspirants. His great self has also worked with Career Point, Resonance and Allen Kota. He also has been a mentor for ‘Newly Joined Faculties’ at Resonance. He is also a recipient of ‘Best Mathematics Faculty Award- Resoshree” in 2022 at Resonance Kota. He has a proven track record of generating unparalleled interest in Mathematics. The students coached under his able guidance have excelled not only in boards but also in other competitive Examinations.
Sir, has also taken motivational sessions at Allen and Resonance. He has been a part of recruitment panel, academic planning team and so on. He has successfully incinerated maths love in almost all his students.
Mrs. Rita Joshi, Zonal President AWWA, Strike 1 , was the Chief Guest for the occasion. Apart from her, Mrs. Sidhu and other dignitaries were also present to attend his session. After a formal welcome by CCA In charge, Ms. Upma Bhargava, the session started.
The Resource Person asked about the ‘Resolution’ of the year. He laid emphasis on importance of queries. He quoted Newton for the same. Importance of conceptual skills was described by him. He elaborated on five qualities – focus, inner strength, balancing everything, neutral, and welfare for all. All these qualities were connected to five Pandavas.
After the Resource person, Ms. Rita Joshi, Zonal President, AWWA ,Strike 1,in her pearls of wisdom explained the skill which can be incorporated through different subjects. The audience was enlightened about four C’s which were- curiosity, creativity, competitiveness and confidence. After the session, a Prize Distribution Ceremony was also held in which our Chief Guest felicitated the meritorious students of 21-22 session, and the students who won medals in different sports events.
It was a great experience to have ideas from such a great personality. The audience was showered with his unrestrained knowledge and experience. We all were enriched by such a wonderful workshop which inculcates a small mathematician and a good teacher in us. Every one present there was thankful to the our Chairman, Brig. PS Sidhu,VSM, the Principal , Ms. Anju Malhotra and the Vice Principal, Ms. Shalini Sharma for organizing such a phenomenal workshop and giving us the opportunity to attend it. Looking forward for many such conventions in the times to come.
Army Public School, Mathura Cantt celebrated its Annual function on 20th December, 2022 in Tarapore hall. Beginning with the lighting of the lamp by the Chief Guest ,Senior Patron Lt. Gen. Gajendra Joshi, AVSM,SM,GOC, Strike 1,and Guest of Honour ,Ms. Rita Joshi, Zonal President AWWA, Patron Maj. Gen. Anand Saxena ,COS, Ms. Deepika Saxena, Brig PS Sidhu,VSM, the Chairman of the School, SAMC members, distinguished guests and the parents of the participants graced the occasion with their auspicious presence.
After a warm welcome by the Principal Ms. Anju Malhotra, the Vice Principal ,Ms. Shalini Sharma and the Senior Teachers, the programme started with the involvement of most of the students of the organization in a spectacular performance enriched with rich music, costume, dance, and mime. The celebration embraced various facets of society and culture. The main highlight of the event was the patriotic performance. Folk, Classic, Egyption, Ghoomer, Spanish and theatrical dance forms of India were employed as the medium of communication on the stage. A soulful rendition in the form of Gopi Geet enthralled the audience. The school’s orchestra group in the form of an orchestral journeying through the zeal of patriotism mesmerized the audience with a scintillating display of instruments. The Chief Guest appreciated the concerted efforts of the School and students of classes 10th and 12th who scored more than 90% marks in CBSE board examinations were felicitated by the Guest of Honour. Our beloved veteran Ms. Rekha Gupta was also awarded with Army Cdr’s Commendation Card for PGT English by Ms. Rita Joshi, Zonal President AWWA and became the first person to be awarded with such prestigious award in the history of APS Mathura.
The Annual School Report was read by the Principal, Ms.Anju Malhotra, while the vote of thanks was presented by the Vice Principal, Dr Shalini Sharma.The entire evening was one big celebration where everyone looked forward to what has been and what is to come.
Army Public School, Mathura Cantt, won a plethora of events in the year 2022. Showcasing their sportsmanship first in the Inter-school CBSE Zonal Badminton Championship held at St. Xavier School, Azamgarh , U.P. from 01-12-2022 to 03-12-2022, the school won the silver medal for Under- 14 Badminton Team. Followed by the CBSE Cluster IV Athletics Tournaments 2022 for boys and girls at Suditi Global Academy, Etawah held from 10-12-2022 to 12-12-2022 where Abhishek Kumar of Class XII received the gold medal with Trophy in 400 Mt. race and qualified for CBSE National Games.
Last but not the least, in the football tournament, our team received the third position in the Inter-school CBSE Cluster IV boys Football Tournament 2022-23 which was organised at Baba Kadhera Singh Vidya Mandir, Sonkh, Mathura, U.P from 01-12-2022 to 04-12-2022.
As we begin with 2023, the zeal to achieve is only increasing, with a lot more to come.
APS Mathura participated in ‘Srijan’ sports event organized at GLA University, Mathura from 10th -11th Dec.2022.In Basketball Competition, APS Mathura team bagged the Gold Medal and the Trophy. The best player trophy was awarded to Mr. Dev of class X. This was just the beginning as in the next event – the football competition ,the team from APS Mathura won the Trophy and the Gold Medal. In Girls’ Badminton Competition, our team won the gold medal and the trophy.
In Karate Competition, both girls and boys team participated and received six Gold, four Silver and two Bronze medals. In the girls’ category, Ms. Ankhi Saha and in the boys’category Mr. Akash bagged the Best Players’ Trophy.
“Story telling offers the opportunity to talk with your audience, not at them.” Stories are engaging. They have the ability to keep an audience hooked, listening intently to your every word. Even NEP 2022 has recognized this lost way of story- telling as a pedagogy of learning.
In the pursuit of happiness, story-telling plays an important part. To maintain that flow, a workshop on ‘Art of Story-telling’ was organized at APS Mathura on 9TH Dec. 2022.It was our proud privilege to have Ms. Jyoti Pande, an ardent educationist and psychologist for over 25 years, as the resource person.
The session started with an ice breaking song, ‘Ek pyar ka nagma hai’. Thereafter, ma’am started conversing with the teachers. She asked them about their expectations from the students and shared her thoughts about students’ expectations. The participants were also enlightened about the importance of story-telling. She also shared her views on ‘how to make joyous classrooms’ by connecting it to the students.The five elements of a story-idea, settings, characters, conflicts and resolution were elaborated by her. The audience was also enlightened about impressive parts of story-telling –hooking the audience, connecting, identifying and making necessary changes. Different stories were developed with the help of participants then and there only.
The session was attended by the teachers from APS Family. The session proved that storytelling not only enhances imagination , concentration but also improves vocabulary and communication skills.”The stories have a therapeutic effect on our minds and can be used for making our lives easier and better” was the take away from the session.
Taekwondo word is a korean word and is composed of three parts “Tae” means “foot,” “leg,” or “to step on”; “Kwon” means “fist,” or “fight”; and “Do” means the “way” or “discipline.” Thus, Taekwondo means “the right way of using all parts of the body to stop fights and help to build a better and more peaceful world.”
APS Mathura Cantt has been a persistent believer in the all-round development of the children .The students of APS Mathura have always been exposed to the National Level Competitions. This time also they participated in 5th Open International Taekwondo Championship held at Thyagraj Sports Complex, New Delhi, from 24-26th November. The passion and exuberance of the participants made the atmosphere luminous. The students who brought glory to our organization were-
Aabhi Kumar (VIIIF)- Gold Medal
Ayush Kumar(XH) – Silver Medal
Abhay Sinsinwar (VIIJ)- Bronze Medal
Khusal Viyas (VIID)- Bronze Medal
These achievements didn’t come handy. Their coach, Ms. Gunjan Dixit carved and shaped their calibre which ultimately led to success.
“Games teach us to take chances, to take life as it comes. To hit every hurdle that comes, no matter how hard it looks, to give it our best shot.” Sports and games are an imperative part of a student’s life. They not only imbibe synergy, alacrity, passion and sportsman spirit , but also challenge the body and mind of the individual to respond quicker and better. One can overcome his fears and failures with the help of games and sports.
APS Mathura has been wary for all-round development of the students. In the same array, three consecutive sport’s events took place in the month of November. The participants from all the Houses played well. The details are as follows:-
A.Inter-House Table Tennis Tournament, which held on 12th November 2022.
The result is-
1.Arun House
2. Sarojini Naidu House
3. Rani Laxmi Bai House
B. Inter-House Football Tournament, held on 17th November 2022.
Hoshiyar House
Arun House
Rani Laxmi Bai House
C. Inter- House Basketball Tournament, held on 26th November2022.
1.Arun House
2.Sarojini Naidu House
3. Rani Laxmi Bai House
These events were a great success as passion and exuberance could be seen in participants as well as the crowd. The office bearers also managed the entire event well, and it was an inspiring sight for the audience.
Examsare excellent tools to assess the students and a fantastic opportunity to learn more.The exam atmosphere may add to the tension, allowing the students to think independently through their work.
APS Mathura strongly believe that ‘Rome was not built in a day’. So, different competitive exams were conducted in the school premises-SOF, Silver Zone Olympiad and ANTHE exam. The details are as follows-
1.SOF English and Silver Zone informatics was conducted on 1 November 2022 followed by Smart Kid G.K. Olympiad that was conducted on 3 November. Sixty students from class I to X appeared in it.
2.Akash Institute in APS Mathura conducted ANTHE, a national level scholarship exam on 11 November 2022 for discovering and nurturing talented students. All the students of classes VII- X and the science stream students of XI and XII appeared in the exam.
3.Silver Zone Olympiad 2022 for International Olympiad of English and Science was conducted on 1 November 2022 for the students of 1&II.While, International Olympiad of Mathematics was conducted on 22 November 2022 for the students from I-IX. Total 495 students participated in this exam..
4.International Reasoning and Aptitude Olympiad was conducted on 23 November 2022. The students from classes I to X appeared in the exam followed by Silver Zone STEM Innovation Olympiad. Moreover, the students from I to X appeared in the exam.
These exams will not only improve their personality but also teach the students to work under pressure , time management and act as a feedback mechanism as there is a long way to go.
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